Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Realizing she’d put her foot in it, Phedra quickly clapped a hand over her mouth “Never mind. Now that you’ve married into the Ramirez family, you must play by the rules. Look at yourself. What a mess!”

Letitia raised her hand to cover up. “I’ll go change right now”

“What an embarrassment. I can’t figure out what Elgin sees in you. Any darling daughter from AquaCity would be a step. up from you…”

Phedra said with disdain when suddenly a grey suit jacket was draped over Letitia’s shoulders.

A wave of warmth enveloped her, carrying a familiar scent.

“No matter what, she’s not embarrassing you,” Elgin pulled her into his arms. “Phedra, you’re sticking your nose too far

into this

Letitia instinctively tried to pull away, worried about getting him wet or dirty.

But Elgin held on firmly, making her more anxious. What was wrong with him?

She was the one who got drenched, not him. Was he out of his mind?

Seeing him, Phedra quickly put on a smile. “Elgin, I was just setting some boundaries for my daughter-in-law.”

“My rules are the only rules. Letitia doesn’t need to follow yours!”

Phedra’s smile froze on her face, and Letitia was even more stiff.

Did she hear that right? Was Elgin sticking up for her?

And Elgin, holding her tenderly, headed towards the villa. Butler, show the guest out.”

“Yes, Mr. Ramirez

Letitia was uncomfortable, not daring to move. “Was that your mother?”

“Just a stepmother”

“Oh… Letitia replied, “You spoke up for me just now, and she must feel offended.”

Elgin answered indifferently. So what?” He could not care less

“She’s got no right to bully you.” Elgin’s lips barely moved. “In all the world, I’m the only one who gets to bully you.”

Letitia’s heart skipped a beat. Even the right to insult her was his alone but no one else’s.

“Did you apologize to Phedra just now? is that so?

looked down. Yep

“Slap yourself.”

gaze, puzzled about what she had said wrong. Was

but just arched

her

and forceful, and her cheek needed to show a

a second slap, a third… until he was pleased.

Elgin pointed to the thermos on the coffee table. “Go

did as told.

when she lifted

‘This is.

Soup from Phedra.”

also made her soup, but she could

from a vegetative state were slim to none

cry but dared not, blinking rapidly to

chin up “Letitia, eat the soup”

wanted her to

said.

impatient Trom now on you’ll eat all the

spoon, scooped up some soup and brought it

can do it myself

Open your mouth”

but to open

gint of something unreadable flickered in Elgin’s

pregnant. He might just let Letitia have it. She

what? He couldn’t care

because she was hungry

This Elgin tossed her an agreement while she

It was a

got mamed but he already wanted a

a divorce in three months, and you’ll leave with nothing. Elgin rested his forehead on his hand. During these

believed he could find the woman he had slept with that night in three months.

would be meaningless,

night, all her beauty had

Letitia agreed. “But I

“What makes you think you have the right to bargain with me? You want me to let your mother go

“No”

Marcel’s death. It was Elgins untouchable sore spot and anyone who dared to uncover it was asking for trouble!

temper, but she had no

ever considered, maybe your father’s

expected, Elgin’s face darkened quickly like storm clouds

soup spilling everywhere Letitia, how dare you

to die?

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